China vs Uruguay: Life expectancy at different ages

China
77.95
in 2023
Uruguay
78.14
in 2023
China rank
76th
Uruguay rank
73rd

Life expectancy at different ages over time

  • China
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 78.14 against 77.95 in China, a difference of 0.19.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1930 it was Uruguay ahead.

China ranks 76th and Uruguay ranks 73rd of 236 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Uruguay Difference Ahead
1930s 32 50 18 Uruguay
1950s 45.88 66.58 20.7 Uruguay
1960s 50.08 68.15 18.08 Uruguay
1970s 60.43 69.59 9.16 Uruguay
1980s 66.24 71.76 5.52 Uruguay
1990s 70.11 73.52 3.41 Uruguay
2000s 73.85 75.59 1.73 Uruguay
2010s 76.8 77.14 0.3431 Uruguay
2020s 78.07 77.11 0.9671 China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at different ages, China or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 78.14 against 77.95 in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy at different ages between China and Uruguay?
0.19, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Uruguay?
75 years are reported by both, from 1930 to 2023.
How do China and Uruguay rank globally for life expectancy at different ages?
China ranks 76th and Uruguay ranks 73rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at different ages
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
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